In this episode, I stray from my usual interview format once again to share the top 10 unexpected effects of coming off the pill. I go through what to expect when you come off the pill from when your period will return to unexpected changes in your fertility. In case you don’t know me already… Read More »
FFP 073 | Copper Toxicity, IUDs and the Birth Control Pill | Julie Casper
Julie is a medically trained healthcare practitioner with skills in multiple disciplines. Julie is a classically trained Oriental medicine physician. She earned her acupuncture degree from the Academy of Classical Oriental Sciences located in Nelson, British Columbia. She has additional qualifications from the CHEK Institute in musculoskeletal assessment and pathology correction. She also specializes in… Read More »
6 Easy Ways to Reduce Your Xenoestrogen Exposure
Xenoestrogens are synthetic chemicals in our environment that have an estrogenic effect on our bodies. We are exposed to xenoestrogens in the foods we eat, the personal care products we use, and the environmental toxins that we breathe in each day. The problem with xenoestrogens is that they disturb the delicate balance of hormones in… Read More »
Surprisingly, Women Aren’t Actually Men
It’s pretty obvious that women are different to men. But even though we understand that women’s bodies are very different when compared to men, the male body is the “standard” that our healthcare system is based on. For example, it is standard practice for new drugs entering the market to be tested exclusively on men… Read More »
Sweetening the Pill: or How We Got Hooked on Hormonal Birth Control by Holly Grigg-Spall | Book Review
After reading Holly Grigg-Spall’s most recent book Sweetening the Pill : or How We Got Hooked on Hormonal Birth Control I was left feeling like I had just read a cautionary tale. The book is a well researched report about the birth control pill complete with numerous stories from women who have used the pill and… Read More »
